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Old man names needed! What was your Grandfather called?

431 replies

MinkyBorage · 06/12/2008 20:36

I know there have been threads about this, but I can't find any for some reason.
At the moment I'm stuck on Stanley, but DH gone off it a bit because my bro was taking the piss about Flat Stanley.
Any ideas would be very gratefully received.

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PeppermintInAPearTreePatty · 13/12/2008 23:28

Mine - Thomas and Ernest

DHs - Arthur and Ernest

SSSantaClausIzzzComing · 13/12/2008 21:40

Harald and William George

PeachyBidsYouNadoligLlawen · 13/12/2008 21:38

Mine- Wilfred and Hrold Jess

DH's- unknown and Douglas

Lots of Stanleys in our family also

Pinkyminkee · 13/12/2008 21:25

mine- Arthur and Septimus
dh's Felix and Jack

(we used Felix- would have loved to use the Septimus, but didn't seem right for a first child!)

saggyhairyarse · 13/12/2008 21:20

Sidney
Francis

missmelly · 13/12/2008 18:42

Cyril Aubrey
William Archibald

I used to find their middle names hilarious when i was a kid

noonki · 10/12/2008 21:37

Eric

and

Zbigniew

(go on I dare you...tis my ds's middle name and no bugger can pronounce it!)

thumbElf · 10/12/2008 21:29

Ronald Nicholas
Joseph
various great uncles called
Bert (Albert)
Ted (Edward)
Harold
Horace
Kenneth

thumbElf · 10/12/2008 21:29

Ronald Nicholas
Joseph
various great uncles called
Bert (Albert)
Ted (Edward)
Harold
Horace
Kenneth

imaginewittynamehere · 09/12/2008 14:43

Jeffrey & Michael

pamelat · 09/12/2008 14:25

george and peter

SilkStockings · 09/12/2008 14:03

Edwin and Francis

GooseyLoosey · 09/12/2008 14:01

Rafe (actually called Ralph) and Anders. I really like them both

pigleto · 09/12/2008 13:58

fred and harry

Ronaldinhio · 09/12/2008 13:56

Ernest and Robert Hugh

lastboxoftampons · 09/12/2008 13:55

I'm not British - no doubt you'll be able to tell from these names!

Joseph
Lucian

DH's maternal grandfather was Malcolm. Don't know about his paternal.

MrsSeanBean · 08/12/2008 22:35

William Henry

DingALongCow · 08/12/2008 19:34

Rupert Seymour Cecil
Clifford Thomas

and DH's

Harry and George

secretgarden · 08/12/2008 19:14

cornelius

ScummyMarx · 08/12/2008 19:06

bk- describe parents of stanleys to me! pleeeeeeeeese!

McDreamy · 08/12/2008 19:05

Edgar and James

pointydog · 08/12/2008 19:04

William

Alexander

ElfOnTheTopShelf · 08/12/2008 19:04

My granddads names are/ were Bernard and Jack
My DH's granddads are called Frank and David

SummatAnNowt · 08/12/2008 19:00

Archie (not short for anything)

Arthur

William

Pinkchampagne · 08/12/2008 18:19

Albert